Wisconsin Supreme Court Invalidates Occupation Tax on Chains
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled the 1923 chain store tax unconstitutional due to its discriminatory character, aligning with a U S Supreme Court decision on a Kentucky law. It notes large firms pay disproportionate taxes despite profits, and an alternative graduated license fee is now used, administered by the Department of Agriculture and Markets. Indiana’s similar law awaits U S Supreme Court action. Changes to the public works bill follow the decision, proposing higher fees for chains with many stores.
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H. Wisconsin Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Department of Agriculture and Markets
Indiana
Unitedates Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Congress To Be Busy All Summer
Congress plans a busy summer as debates over social security and New Deal policy continue. White House statements emphasize a harsh view of the administration's opponents while Senate and House leaders weigh constitutional concerns and state rights amid ongoing political contention.
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Congress
Washington
Burns
House
Supreme Court
NRA
White House
Joe Robinson
Senate
Connally
Texas
Smnoadmient
President seeks five billion fund to back constitution change
The article notes the administration’s plan to use a five billion dollar fund to sway public opinion against the current mood and press for constitutional revision, warning that success hinges on overcoming general sentiment and convincing the country.
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Itill
Give More Men A Chance May Expand CCC Age Limit
The federal allotment board weighs raising the Civilian Conservation Corps enrollment age from 18 to 28. Analysts project participants could rise from 300,000 to about 600,000, boosting jobs for unemployed youths as recovery progresses. Authorities stress employment opportunities in CCC camps for 18 to 28 year olds.
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Federal
CCC
Allotment Board
Search Goes On After George Weyerhaeuser Kidnapping
The nation remains shocked by the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping as federal and local police intensify efforts against the snatch racket. The boy is safe at home, but investigators press on, confident that kidnapers will face stiff penalties. The piece notes DOJ persistence, a radio host remark, and chiropody trends about women’s shoes.
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George Weyerhaeuser
Department of Justice
The Forgotten 40 Million in America’s Middle Class
A defense of the 40 million gainfully employed Americans—the small capitalists, homeowners, savers, and workers—as the nation’s true backbone. It laments social planners penalizing thrift and warns against turning pauperism into an American custom while urging self-reliance for recovery.
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Merle Thorpe
William Graham Sumner
America
Tne
Mayor La Guardia The Unshowy Civic Ringmaster Of New York
The piece portrays Fiorello La Guardia as the understated mayor who rarely seeks spotlight yet governs with a fierce temper and strong work ethic. It notes his theater outings, sartorial quirks, devotion to music, and plans for retirement in Prescott, Arizona, interwoven with sharp vignettes of contemporary theatre and radio figures.
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New York
Fiorella la Guardia
Gaynor
Prescott
Ariz
Max Gordon
Hollywood
London
Paris
Broadway
Circle
42Nd Street
Ten Years Ago Heat Break Dampens US Weather
In Ye Olden Times ten years ago today a break in a heat wave was expected, with 90 degrees reported in the region for nearly a week. The piece notes camp dedication, college services, parish leadership, and social happenings in Prairie du Chien and La Crosse areas.
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United States
Campion College
Prairie du Chien
McGavick
Msgr. Kremer
la Crosse
F. A. Cotton
Normal School
William Wittenberg
William Miller
North Side
Shore Acres
Mississippi River
W. W. Kidder
Open Exhaust
Higbee and Bunge
Ramblers
French Island
Milwaukee Road
Lissman
Warninger and Heathmaster
Voigt and Ritter
Lawrence Comment by David Lawrence on NRA constitutionality
Lawrence argues the National Industrial Recovery Act failed due to a constitutional misstep and urges judicial independence. He questions advisory opinions and test cases, praises DOJ autonomy, and criticizes political pressure shaping legal views in Washington. He cites the Houde and Schechter cases and warns future unconstitutional laws may follow without principle.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
NRA
Department of Justice
Houde
Cummings
Department
Belcher
Stanley Reed
Schechter
Attorney General
United States
Questios
Barbs Huey Long prosecutes Louisiana lumber firms
Huey Long prosecutes Louisiana lumber firms for 300000 dollars in back taxes, one third of which would go to him as counsel fees. The piece notes reactions to a Supreme Court NRA decision and mentions the rare uncut diamond in the United States and the fading chain letter fad. It also references a bonus drive that began in 2919 and turnout concerns.
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Huey Long
Louisiana
Supreme Court
NRA
United States
Markets Await Heavy Industry Revival by Babson
Babson argues that after NRA and New Deal court decisions the U S faces either credit or monetary inflation but may soon see a major boom. He cites need for $10 to 15 billion for machinery and about $48 6 billion for heavy industries, notes old rail stock, and highlights potential growth in construction housing air conditioning pre fabricated homes and new rail and road systems along with cheap credit and abundant gold reserves.
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Babson Park
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
NRA
Ameican
United States
Vasi
Babson
Publishers Financial Bureau
The Mayor's reception room hosts a dramatic field siege
In a crowded reception room Tribune journalists recall Motorcycle Patrolman Dale and Sergeant Phelps chasing two convicts into a cornfield. Amid gunfire and heroism, Phelps dies and Dale faces a wounded foe. the survivor murmurs a final warning about the Hun threat as Riley dies protecting the boy.
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Jim Dale
Thiry-Six
Phelps
Decker
Reynold Phelps
Dale
Samson
Alec
Meuse-Argonne
Nantillois
Riley
Deckers
Sergean Phelps
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Andrew Carnegie
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